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Overview

Daniel Silva delivers another spectacular thriller starring Gabriel Allon, The English Girl. When a beautiful young British woman vanishes on the island of Corsica, a prime minister’s career is threatened with destruction. Allon, the wayward son of Israeli intelligence, is thrust into a game of shadows where nothing is what it seems...and where the only thing more dangerous than his enemies might be the truth… Silva’s work has captured the imagination of millions worldwide; his #1 New York Times bestselling series which chronicles the adventures of art-restorer and master spy Gabriel Allon has earned the praise of readers and reviewers everywhere. This captivating new page-turner from the undisputed master of spy fiction is sure to thrill new and old fans alike.

About the Author

Daniel Silva is the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Unlikely Spy, The Mark of the Assassin, The Marching Season, The Kill Artist, The English Assassin, The Confessor, A Death in Vienna, Prince of Fire, The Messenger, The Secret Servant, Moscow Rules, The Defector, The Rembrandt Affair, Portrait of a Spy, The Fallen Angel, The English Girl, The Heist, The English Spy, The Black Widow, House of Spies and The Other Woman. He is best known for his long-running thriller series starring spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon. Silva’s books are critically acclaimed bestsellers around the world and have been translated into more than 30 languages. He resides in Florida with his wife, television journalist Jamie Gangel, and their twins, Lily and Nicholas. For more information visit www.danielsilvabooks.com

George Guidall is one of the foremost narrators in the audiobook industry, having recorded over 500 unabridged books ranging from classics to contemporary bestsellers. He is the recipient of the 1999 Audie Award presented by the Audio Publishers Association for the best narration of unabridged fiction.

D A N I E L S I LVA4car, a communal Renault hatchback large enough to accommodate five uncomfortably, and the red motor scooter which was exclusively Madeline's and which she rode with a recklessness bordering on sui-cidal. Their ocher-colored villa stood at the western fringe of the village on a cliff overlooking the sea. It was tidy and compact, the sort of place estate agents always described as “charming.” But it had a swimming pool and a walled garden filled with rosemary bushes and pepper trees; and within hours of alighting there they had set-tled into the blissful state of sunburned semi-nudity to which British tourists aspire, no matter where their travels take them.Though Madeline was the youngest of the group, she was their unofficial leader, a burden she accepted without protest. It was Mad-eline who had managed the rental of the villa, and Madeline who arranged the long lunches, the late dinners, and the day trips into the wild Corsican interior, always leading the way along the treacherous roads on her motor scooter. Not once did she bother to consult a map. Her encyclopedic knowledge of the island's geography, history, cul-ture, and cuisine had been acquired during a period of intense study and preparation conducted in the weeks leading up to the journey. Madeline, it seemed, had left nothing to chance. But then she rarely did.She had come to the Party's Millbank headquarters two years ear-lier, after graduating from the University of Edinburgh with degrees in economics and social policy. Despite her second-tier education—most of her colleagues were products of elite public schools and Oxbridge—she rose quickly through a series of clerical posts be-fore being promoted to director of community outreach. Her job, as she often described it, was to forage for votes among classes of Britons who had no business supporting the Party, its platform, or its candidates. The post, all agreed, was but a way station along a journey to better things. Madeline's future was bright—“solar flare

T H E E N G L I S H G I R L5bright,” in the words of Pauline, who had watched her younger col-league's ascent with no small amount of envy. According to the ru-mor mill, Madeline had been taken under the wing of someone high in the Party. Someone close to the prime minister. Perhaps even the prime minister himself. With her television good looks, keen intel-lect, and boundless energy, Madeline was being groomed for a safe seat in Parliament and a ministry of her own. It was only a matter of time. Or so they said.Which made it all the more odd that, at twenty-seven years of age, Madeline Hart remained romantically unattached. When asked to explain the barren state of her love life, she would declare she was too busy for a man. Fiona, a slightly wicked dark-haired beauty from the Cabinet Office, found the explanation dubious. More to the point, she believed Madeline was being deceitful—deceitfulness being one of Fiona's most redeeming qualities, thus her interest in Party politics. To support her theory, she would point out that Madeline, while loquacious on almost every subject imaginable, was unusually guarded when it came to her personal life. Yes, said Fiona, she was willing to toss out the occasional harmless tidbit about her troubled childhood—the dreary council house in Essex, the father whose face she could scarcely recall, the alcoholic brother who'd never worked a day in his life—but everything else she kept hidden behind a moat and walls of stone. “Our Madeline could be an ax murderer or a high-priced tart,” said Fiona, “and none of us would be the wiser.” But Alison, a Home Office underling with a much-broken heart, had another theory. “The poor lamb's in love,” she declared one after-noon as she watched Madeline rising goddess-like from the sea in the tiny cove beneath the villa. “The trouble is, the man in question isn't returning the favor.”“Why ever not?” asked Fiona drowsily from beneath the brim of an enormous sun visor.

D A N I E L S I LVA 6 “Maybe he's in no position to.” “Married?” “But of course.” “Bastard.” “You've never?” “Had an affair with a married man?” “Yes.” “Just twice, but I'm considering a third.” “You're going to burn in hell, Fi.” “I certainly hope so.” It was then, on the afternoon of the seventh day, and upon the thinnest of evidence, that the three girls and two boys staying with Madeline Hart in the rented villa at the edge of Piana took it upon themselves to find her a lover. And not just any lover, said Pauline. He had to be appropriate in age, fine in appearance and breeding, and stable in his finances and mental health, with no skeletons in his closet and no other women in his bed. Fiona, the most experienced when it came to matters of the heart, declared it a mission(Continues...)

What People are Saying About This

Bill Clinton

Gabriel Allon is my favorite fictional character.

Editorial Reviews

With a dollop of Simon Templar, a dash of Jack Bauer, the urbanity of Graham Greene, and the humanity of John le Carré, Daniel Silva has hit upon the perfect formula to keep espionage-friendly fans’ fingers glued to his books, turning pages in nearly breathless expectation.

BookPage

Top-notch action.

Kirkus Reviews

As usual, Silva takes the reader hostage from page one with his canny mix of spy craft and suspense….Silva’s ongoing ability to combine le Carré-like texture with high energy plotting has produced a string of commercial and critical successes. Chalk up another one.

Booklist

Smart, unpredictable, and packed with bits of history, art, heart, and imagination, this is a page turner to be savored….When it comes to the vast club of practitioners of international spycraft, Silva is a cut above them all, and The English Girl is a masterwork.

Neal Thompson

[Silva’s] 13 Gabriel Allon novels have both entertained and informed tens of millions of readers about the realities of world in which we live more than any other writer over the past decade…. You will read the book in at most a couple of sittings.

The National Examiner

Although Gabriel’s adventures are set in the real world of greedy politicians and grabs for control of a diminishing supply of natural resources, ‘Israel’s avenging angel’ has the superhuman abilities that make for a satisfying fantasy.

Columbus Dispatch

This is thriller writing at the highest level, offering up a tight plot, believable characters, and an ending that even the most jaded of readers probably won’t see coming.

Denver Post

Fast-paced intrigue and provocative characters make this a fine addition to an outstanding series.

People Magazine

Allon is a great political operative, but Silva is an even greater writer. That is what makes THE ENGLISH GIRL a must read.

Huffington Post

Someone once said that their favorite books are ones that entertain and inform at the same time. The English Girl is one of those novels….A top-notch, old-fashioned East-meets-West, cloak-and-dagger thriller.

Bookreporter.com

[A] roller coaster ride….Silva is an excellent storyteller.

Judith Reveal

Allon is a great political operative, but Silva is an even greater writer. That is what makes THE ENGLISH GIRL a must read.

HuffingtonPost.com

One of the more unusual literary spies is Gabriel Allon, an Israeli intelligence officer who wants to retire so he can continue as an artist restoring damaged master artworks. But life interferes, and thank goodness, because otherwise we wouldn’t have such great novels from Daniel Silva.

Lincoln Journal Star

Spectacular....This captivating new page-turner from the undisputed master of spy fiction is sure to thrill new and old fans alike.

Customer Reviews

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Anonymous

More than 1 year ago

I really tried to make this book last longer, but the story was too intriguing, the chapter hooks to irresistible
and the characters too complex and compelling to abandon them for very long. I figured out a few twists, although perhaps we were meant to do that
but there were still several surprises including a lovely one at the end. I know many people start mumbling &quot;formula&quot; when a character and a series
becomes as popular as Gabriel Allon and his adventures are, but we all want the main characters to survive to live and love in
another story,and if that puts a book in the formula category, it is inescapable and unavoidable.The Israeli &quot;team mates&quot; of Gabriel
Allon do not appear until the second half of the book. In the beginning, he is working hand in glove with a former enemy,
Christopher Keller,and they certainly form a delightfully dynamic duo. In the second half, Gabriel Allon rejoins his Israeli
team along with the man who nearly had become his assassin in an earlier book. This delay in bringing in the Israelis made me realize
just how much I not only like each and every team member, but how fascinating it is to read about the development of their
strategies and their deployment as the operation progresses. Although there is a strong sense that the main character will make it
through safely, there is plenty of tension and excitement as to whether all our old friends among Mossad, MI5 and the CIA will do the same.
There is also humor bubbling up here and there to relieve the tension and make these characters even more human.The fact that Gabriel Allon is no longer a man in the full flush of youth, and
all the difficulties that aging entails even, or perhaps especially, if you are a legendary spy is handled intelligently without making the main
character one iota less fascinating. If you are a Gabriel Allon fan, you will not be disappointed, and if you have not met him yet, you can start here and then go ba
to, &quot;The Kill Artist&quot;, and follow Gabriel's progress through the years to learn how he got to his current place.This could be my favorite Daniel SIlva book - at least until
the next one.

ScottBrazil

More than 1 year ago

&quot;I'm Gabriel Allon. I only do big.&quot; That linefrom The Enlisg Girl pretty much sums up not only this book but the series as a whole for me. Unlike other novel series that seem to stagnate and become way too predictable, this one only gets richer and deeper with each addition to the collection. This particular installment includes a very creative and well thought out plot, and it was remarkable to watch how Mr. Silva brought so many threads together. What sets this one apart for me, however, is that this book leaves the reader with alot of questions regarding the future of a number of characters, including Gabriel, Chiara, Ari, Graham, Mikhail, Uzi and even Christopher Keller. I read the final line of this book and felt a renewed desire to go back and reread this entire series. Yes, this book was that good and I am excited to see what happens when the next installment comes out, presumably next year.

Anonymous

More than 1 year ago

What can I say? Another terrific adventure with Gabriel Allon. Great stuff.

Anonymous

More than 1 year ago

Once again, rude plot spoilers ruin the book. Bn, why wont you do something to these ppl that rewrite the book in their reviews? They retell the entire story, giving away every detail. Cant they be banned and their posts deleted? Please do something to these rude posters.

Anonymous

More than 1 year ago

Terrific characters & locations ... looking forward to Silva's next book in the series ... good twist towards the end.

Anonymous

More than 1 year ago

I've read all of Silva's books and The English Girl&quot; is his absolute best..The main character in Gabriel Allon takes you on a ride you won't forget..Gabriel is a spy -personified..Silva has created a simple but fascinating plot that has an amazing twist at the end...,,,or the ultimate &quot;double cross&quot;...I'm not sure I agree with Silva's idea that Gabriel Allon will be promoted to Operations Chief in his next book..I hope the author will have a little talk with Gabriel before he accepts this position..Gabriel is a hands on operative..No way he will last as an administrator with the politics involved..

curtisaurus

More than 1 year ago

Daniel Silva maintains his high standard in this latest iteration of the Gabriel Allon sagas. The novel traces Allon's attempt to locate a young woman implicated in an affair with England's Prime Minister, who was abducted. The book is both an intricated vision of the world of art and of the world of the spy. It spans most of Europe and ends with a tension-filled forray into Russia. I am a fan of Silva's writing, and feel that this is one of his better works. Silva's insight into the insidious application of force by Russian oil moguls is up to his usual high standards, and his lingering theme which stars an old woman in Corsica. Her final revelation to Chiara makes this book worth the wait. As I look forward to the next Allon novel, I am aware that Silva is very cognizant of the process of aging, and watching Allon age is a marvel of literary content and insight. My thanks to Daniel Silva for many hours of intelligent and exciting reading.

Anonymous

More than 1 year ago

I wish the author would write books more frequently! Who do you all recommend as a similar author??? HELP!!

prussblue10

More than 1 year ago

I was introduced to this author's work (series) only a couple of months ago and have completed the series to date (B&amp;N shipped them as fast as I ordered them). They are not only well written but address things that concern us today especially the last, 'The English Girl.' I will find it most difficult to wait until July for the next title, 'The English Spy' and then wait for another (trying to have a positive outlook). I just ordered the non-series titles (3) by Silva. I might miss the characters from the Gabriel Allon titles but I suspect that Silva will not disappoint in these as he did not in the larger series.

Anonymous

More than 1 year ago

It holds your interest from the first sentence and continues until the last word -don't want to wait another year for the next one! Well wrtten down to the last twist

maplesyrupMI

More than 1 year ago

I have most of Silvia's books. I particularly enjoy the Gabriel Allon series. Aside from being a very effective spy and assassin, Allon is a refined and cultured gentleman, which is probably why my wife also enjoys the stories. I think "The English Girl" is Silva's best yet. A real page-turner. All the characters are well fleshed out, especially Allon's "team", and there is always a lot of interesting historical information on the people, places and things that comprise the background of the stories. Makes me wish I could hop on a plane and visit some of the places where Allon has done his work. TR, Richmond

Anonymous

More than 1 year ago

5 stars
Love it! Love it! Loveit! Could not put it down! Up all night!

Dinia

More than 1 year ago

This is classic Daniel Silva and more. Gabriel is once again dragged reluctantly into an adventure, but this time it is the British doing the dragging. It appears that Gabriel has found himself a new and intriguing sidekick as he maneuvers the many twists & turns of the plot. Along the way we see the very human side of him entering the storyline, and the ending is personally satisfying as well. Well done.

Celebri_la_vita

More than 1 year ago

I just started the book. I like the way it's going, however in chapter one this sentence is written twice: It had been that kind of summer, and Madeline was that kind of girl&hellip;&rdquo; perhaps to make a point. I would have overlooked it, but in another chapter, this sentence is duplicated within a couple of pages. &quot;Suddenly, the last thing he want to do was to leave Jerusalem and go looking for a girl he didn't know.&quot; How can he &quot;suddenly&quot; feel the same thing twice within a short time frame? It's a little frustrating to catch the duplicate sentences. I'm wondering who edited the book.

Anonymous

More than 1 year ago

Silva has written another great book, a must read

Anonymous

More than 1 year ago

I found this book exceptionally well plotted. The writing was up to the authors exceptional standard butbwhat made this book one of his best was the story just grabbed you and held you. Would highly recommend!

Mikeeman

More than 1 year ago

Well paced and authentic sounding story that centers around the race to dominate theworlds thirst for oil. This time it is not the middle East--It's Russia. the Israeli team is it's usual efficient self and Gabriel stumbles in the beginning but redeems himself once hefigures things out. Silva has opened up a whole new vista with Gabriel's looming promotion--all you have to do is look at the situation in the Middle East today and he has a wealth of material for future novels to challenge his main character and his team ahead of him. Looking forward to it.

Anonymous

More than 1 year ago

There are very few authors who consistently put out books that are unputdownable. Daniel Silva is one of the few. The English Girl is just another example of this. Gabriel Allon is one of the greatest creations in thriller fiction in the last 20 years. When reading his exploits, it feels as if you are reading about actual living breathing people. You care about these characters.
As with the other Allon books, all is not what it seems. The story revolves around the British PM and the blackmail scheme surrounding him regarding his mistress who has been kidnapped and given 5 days to live if the ransom demand not met. With secrecy needed. Gabriel is asked to track down the kidnappers and save the girl. For long time Silva readers, the reemergence of Christopher Keller from The English Assassin is a welcome addition. (Mr. Silva, Keller needs his own series, please)
Throw in the old favorites, Chiara, Eli, Mikail, Dina, Rimona and the rest of Gabriel's crew and The English Girl is thoroughly entertaining and one of the best books of the year. Shamron would be pleased.

Anonymous

More than 1 year ago

Fabulous book! Enjoy!

Anonymous

9 months ago

Silva employs his timeless formula of superhuman feats performed by Israeli master spy, Gabriel Allon, to weave a web of international treachery,, betrayal, and of course blackmail and murder. The action is unfailingly hair-raising; the dialogue, sharply ironic; and the plot-twists ingenious.

Anonymous

More than 1 year ago

Another well written work by Daniel Silva

Anonymous

More than 1 year ago

I have read several Allon novels and plan to complete Silva's collection. I'm not easy to please or captivate but Silva keeps delivering the good work.

Anonymous

More than 1 year ago

The characters as usual you really care about or hate. As in all previous books in this series Gabriel Allon is a conflicted hero. I had difficulty putting this book down. Keep them coming. I will never get bored reading these books.

Anonymous

More than 1 year ago

Anonymous

More than 1 year ago

One of the best in the Allon series. I had the feeling it was autobiographical. Silva seems to live through Gabriel. Silva ' s picture looks like how I imagine Gabriel to look except for the great eyes.

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